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Commune in Hauts-de-France, France
Coucy-le-Château-Auffrique
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Coucy-le-Château-Auffrique is located in France
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Coucy-le-Château-Auffrique is located in Hauts-de-France
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Coordinates: 49°31′13″N 3°19′21″E / 49.5203°N 3.3225°E / 49.5203; 3.3225
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentAisne
ArrondissementLaon
CantonVic-sur-Aisne
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Sophie Boutroy[1]
Area
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11.46 km2 (4.42 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[2]
990
  Density86/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
02217 /02380
Elevation47–147 m (154–482 ft)
(avg. 112 m or 367 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Coucy-le-Château-Auffrique (French pronunciation: [kusi l(ə) ʃɑto ofʁik]; Picard: Couchi-Catieu-Aufrike) is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Geography

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Coucy is located west of Laon on the road between Tergnier (north) and Soissons (south) north-northeast of Paris.

The river Ailette forms most of the commune's southern border.

History

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During the Middle Ages, the town was part of the Barony of Coucy.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,137    
1975 1,118−0.24%
1982 1,120+0.03%
1990 1,058−0.71%
1999 995−0.68%
2007 1,046+0.63%
2012 1,058+0.23%
2017 1,014−0.85%
2023 990−0.40%
Source: INSEE[3]

Personalities

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Points of interests

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  • Ruins of the Château de Coucy. The modern town is squeezed into the space within the medieval walls.
  • A medieval garden
  • Domaine de la Grangère (a green space for the garden of the governor's house at the time) - landmark classified in 1931
  • A church - rebuilt after World War I.
  • The forest nearby Coucy is the place where the Paris Gun was located and first used in WWI.

See also

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References

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  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
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